Wandering for whatever reason makes me feel free. My mind is clear. My thoughts unhindered. There is a beauty in the moving toward the horizon. Living in the moment. Embracing the moments. Time isn't an issue when you abide in the 'now'. But wondering? Wondering is exhausting to me. My mind gets logistical. My thoughts … Continue reading To wander or to wonder
Blind Journey
I am an A-type personality so just writing BLIND JOURNEY got my heart a racin'. Blind. Alone. No itinerary. No reservations. No GPS or my preferred old school atlas. How would you do that? How do you estimate cost? How do you keep from throwing all your friends and family members into a panic where … Continue reading Blind Journey
A Silent Night
As we prepare for Ireland and Mardi Gras Mission Trips next year our teams are being requested to taking on an assignment in preparation for our journey. That assignment.. to make sure that in all the busyness and beauty of the season we are intentional about bringing our hearts and minds into the stillness. The … Continue reading A Silent Night
Calling up… Clarences
The past 2 years God has led me on some incredible journeys across the paths of people from all over the world. Keshav - Asia. Angela, Chance and Shannon - Mississippi. Susan - Alabama. Caleb - Kentucky. Mary & Tom - Ireland. Sebastian & July - France. Patrice - Oregon. Ken - DC. Jon - … Continue reading Calling up… Clarences
Sentimental Stupid
I think something may be wrong with me. I like the weather to be super cold and wet. I don't like being in the sun or weather over 70. I could live off red meat and sugar products. I eat junk and don't exercise but I don't have NO cholesterol issues or high blood pressure … Continue reading Sentimental Stupid
How do you do lonely…
Everybody feels it at sometime or another. You can feel alone in a crowd, with friends, with family It is one thing to chose to enjoy some quiet, alone time... it is another thing all together when it comes from feeling separated. I've felt it in each of the situations above. I did not always … Continue reading How do you do lonely…
Fears
Fears. Everybody has them. The question is do we let them define us. Do they hold us still when God has said, Believe and follow. Do they make us falter and wait when His Spirit has said, Go. Do we doubt when He has said, Pray, believing. If my fears are my focus my faith … Continue reading Fears
Sleeping on the beach in the Pacific Northwest
Lenny and I had speculated for years about bringing young adults to Gold Beach, Oregon and roughing it. No hotel rooms. No hot tubs. No kitchenette. No camper for backup. Just blankets. Pillows. Layers of clothes and a fire. We showed up in the short bus in late September, about 12 of us thinking we … Continue reading Sleeping on the beach in the Pacific Northwest
Identified
Imagine with me... you have stepped back centuries and are walking upon the Irish ocean shoreline. The wind is lifting and pulling your hair, the smell of salt water hangs in the air. The white crests of the in coming waves slap on the shoreline before you and occasionally catch up and playfully tag your … Continue reading Identified
Give Me Your Hand
There are so many beautiful people God has weaved into our lives. At one time or another however each was broken... including you, including me. Maybe it was decades or years ago. Then again maybe it is happening to you today. Poor choices made. Bad habits formed. Promises trampled. Homes torn. Whether you were the … Continue reading Give Me Your Hand
